clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
used paper; paper for recycling
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
old bones; aged body; advanced age
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
cutoff (e.g. audio, electrical flow, production); cutting off; cutoff (play); cutoff (jeans, etc.)
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
fertile, productive field
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
look here; I'll tell you what
to cense; to burn incense
to go down in history; to remain in history
making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database